Sirkeer Malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii)

Other Names (World)
Sirkeer Malkoha, Sirkeer Cuckoo

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
42 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1830)

Habitat
Open scrub and thorn jungle, deciduous secondary jungle. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Singly or in pairs.

Food
Insects, lizards, fallen fruits and berries.

Voice
A subdued 'bzuk... bzuk'. A 'p-tang' with a metallic quality, uttered in alarm.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Sirkeer Malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii) [XC746707]
by id from Savalsang, Bijapur, Karnataka, India (call)

Sirkeer Malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii) [XC304562]
by Hans Matheve from saldi pond amreli, India (call)

Nest
A shallow saucer composed of twigs lined with green leaves, place in a thorn bush or on a sapling 2 - 7 m above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
2 - 3; chalky white.

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

sirkee (Gray, JE, 1831) - Pakistan (Sind, Punjab) and north-western India.
infuscata Blyth, 1845 - India in sub-Himalayan terai and duars from Kumaon through Nepal to western Assam and Bangladesh, and south to south-central Maharashtra and northern Andhra Pradesh.
leschenaultii (Lesson, 1830) - Southern India and Sri Lanka.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sirkeer Malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii) - 10 files

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